3 Reasons to Juice!

As you know, I love juicing vegetables. I love it so much that I made a juicing video with my good friend Craig Handley.

Check it out.

Often people ask me the benefits of juicing vegetables and fruits, the difference between blending and juicing, what juicer to buy and how long fresh juice is good for. I thought that I would answer your questions in a single easy to understand post.

Benefits of Juicing!

1. Many people ask me why they should juice when they could eat the vegetables or fruits. When you extract the juice from the vegetable all you are left with are beneficial micronutrients. Since your body doesn't have to break down any components like insoluble fiber, your body is quickly absorbing micronutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and much more from the juice. That's why often you get instant energy after having a juice!

2. Juicing also allows you to consume the needed vegetables and fruits that your body craves and needs for optimal health. If you find it difficult eating raw vegetables and fruit, then juicing is perfect for you. With juicing you are also getting a wide variety of different vegetables into your daily intake.

3. Juicing is a way to change the way you eat and will change the way you live. After you juice for a week, you will see and feel instant results. Often after the first week of the Alpha Reset, my clients tell me how much more energy they have, how their skin has improved and how much overall mental clarity they have. Also, a juice detox program like theAlpha Reset, can help you change your taste buds and quit bad habits like smoking.

Blending vs. Juicing

Blending simply combines all the ingredients you place in your blender, leaving the pulp and fiber intact. Fiber is a great addition to your diet and can help prevent against many diseases. Unlike juicing, consuming blended drinks makes your body work harder to digest the ingredients.

Juicing separates the pulp from the vegetables and fruits, leaving only juice behind. With juicing you are still consuming beneficial soluble fiber like pectin. Juicing also helps with the removal of toxins from your body and also aids in weight loss.

Both are beneficial and should be added to your diet. I personally love juicing and have seen and felt the difference since juicing.

You can also check out my video on the benefits of juicing vs. blending vegetables and fruits here.

Choosing a Juicer

There are many juicers on the market to choose from. There are mainly three types of juicers, centrifugal juicers, masticating juicers

Jay Kordich PowerGrind Pro

and slow juicers.

Centrifugal juicers work best with soft and hard fruits and vegetables, but not quite as well with leafy greens like kale or spinach, or with wheatgrass. A centrifugal juicer spins at high speeds and during the spinning motion, the vegetables that you have shoved down the chute are ground to a pulp. It's best to drink your juice immediately to get optimal results. The pros of this type of juicer is that it's quick and easy to clean.

A masticating juicer grinds vegetables and literally squishes out the juice. Since a masticating juicer works at low speeds and with no spinning action, it tends to juice many vegetables more efficiently. Because of the slower crushing and squeezing action, masticating juicers can process leafy greens and wheatgrass, and the juice that they produce will last much longer than juice made in a centrifugal juicer, which should be consumed right away as it starts losing nutrients nearly immediately. I found masticating juicers to be harder to use, more time consuming and harder to clean.

A new breed of juicers is emerging, the slow juicer or upright juicer. This type of juicer has an upright design similar to centrifugal juicers, but operates similar to the masticating juicer, with the auger or gear that crushes the food and presses out the juice.

I have seven juicers. They range from centrifugal to masticating juicers. I use the Jay Kordich PowerGrind Pro juicer. It is a slow juicer so you get similar benefits as a masticating juicer but it's way easier to clean and easy to use. Also this juicer is a money saver. You get a ton of juice by only using a small amount of vegetables. With my other juicers I had to use more vegetables to get the same amount of juice as I got from my PowerGrind Pro juicer.

How long can juice stay good for?

I get asked this question quite often. Almost everyday. The answer really depends on what juicer you are using. If you are using a centrifugal juicer you should drink it immediately or within the first 10 minutes. If you are careful you can store your juice in air tight containers and place them in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. If you are using a masticating juicer, your juice is often good for 24-48 hours.

Words of Advice...

If you are on certain medications or have any medical conditions check with your physician before starting any new program.

Remember to buy organic vegetables and use veggie wash before juicing....it's worth it.

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